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' ROOFING BRACKET. No. 258,843. I Patented May 30, 1882-.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

STEPHEN WOODARD, OF DELANO, MINNESOTA.

ROOFING-BRACKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 258,843, dated May 30, 1882.

Application filed February 28, 1882. (No model.)

of Delano, in the county of Wright, and in the State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Roofing-Brackets; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in ScaEold-Brackets; and it has for its.

object to provide a device, to be employed by carpenters and others, which can be readily applied to the shingles as they are laid in successive courses and securely fastened thereto, so as to form a reliable support for the platform on which they work, as more fully hereinafter specified. This object I attain by the means illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my improved bracket, showing the method of applying the same to the roof of a building; and Fig. 2 represents a sectional view of the same.

The letter A represents the shingle at the lower edge of the roof, and B the main beam of the bracket. ward end one end of a hook, O, the free end of which extends forward and is beveled, as indicated, and adapted to set under the upper shingle, B, and against the surface of the shingle next below, as shown. The said beam near its upper end, on the under side, is provided with a bifurcated metallic plate, I), which is serrated or provided with pointed teeth E, which are adapted to bite into the upper shinglc, the plate straddling the shank of the book 0. To the said main beam, near its upper end, is pivoted an adjustable beam, F, the lower or rear end of which is slotted, as indicated by the letter G, and sets over the upper end of a standard, H. The said standard at a suitable point, as indicated by the letter I, is mortised, and in the mortise is pivoted the tenoned end of the main beam B, in such manner that the beam-standard may swing freely thereon for the purpose of adjusting the device. The standard is provided with a series of perfora- This has pivoted to its for tions, K, and the beam F, with a set-screw, L, adapted to pass through one of a series of apertures, M, in the beam F, and enter one of the perforations K, in order to adjust the beam F and secure it. The lower end of the standard is provided with metallic-pointed projections or tangs, N, which are adapted to bite into the upper surface of the lower shingle, and thus assist in holding the device in place.

In employing my device two or more of the brackets are used, and secured as above described to the lower rows of shingles after a sufficient number have been laid. The beam F being properly adjusted and secured at its lower or rear end, the supports or boards for the workmen are placed upon it. After another series of rows have been laid the devices are moved farther up and again arranged for work, and so on until the ridge of the roof is reached. It will be seen that the weight upon the brackets causes the hook to bind upon the g shingle beneath which it is engaged, andcauses the bifurcated plate to bite into the shingle with sufiicient force to fastenthc upper end of said bracket, the main portion of the weight being sustained by the standard, securely fastening the bracket to the shingles.

I am aware that shingling-brackets have been constructed heretofore with adjustable supports for the workman and with devices by which the brackets may be secured to the roof, and this I do not seek to claim broadly.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

In combination with the main beam and de-v vices for securing its upper end, the adj ustable beam pivoted to said main beam,the stand- 

